1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Uncle Jianguo, it's better to come at the right time than to come early. I was planning to call you and Erye later, so just stay. Let's eat yellow croaker and smoked chicken today." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"The yellow croaker is so precious, save it for Doudou. My family stewed potatoes with salted cabbage, which is also very fragrant." He Jianguo said.

"It's nothing, just come and taste it. Zhenwen, go back to the phone, and then call Erye over." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Uncle Jianguo, just eat at home, and cook sorghum rice porridge in the evening." Han Xiuying also spoke.

"That's fine, I'll go home and get a bowl of salted cabbage, and you can try it too." He Jianguo nodded.

It's already so low, there's no need to refuse, right? That would seem fake.

"Grandpa Jianguo, this little fish is delicious, fragrant, and has no bones." Doudou said happily.

"Haha, you are the best eater." He Jianguo praised.

Doudou was even happier. She would accept all the compliments, the more the better.

When the second pot of yellow croaker was fried, Han Zhenwen and his second uncle also rushed back.

"Brother-in-law, there are probably three or four people. They are all quite capable and are very interested in your lightning-struck wood." Han Zhenwen said with a smile.

"Then how will they come? Drive or take the train?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"All drive. I have to go to the guesthouse to book a room for them tomorrow. They will come the day after tomorrow and go back the day after tomorrow." Han Zhenwen said.

"Sure, I will also arrange a good feast at that time." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"What is he doing again?" Second Master asked curiously.

"He is just messing around. He wants to sell the lightning-struck wood and has attracted people from the provincial capital." Han Xiuying said helplessly, and glared at her brother who was an accomplice.

"Second Master, conservatively speaking, this lightning-struck wood can be sold for several thousand yuan." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"What? It can be sold for so much money?" He Jianguo asked in surprise.

"Not bad, we don't care about this thing, but there are many people who care about it. Let's have dinner, and we have to drink well today." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

He also knew that this situation would definitely bring some shocks, and even a "savvy" person like him did not expect it.

If smoked chicken and dry-fried yellow croaker are good dishes to go with wine, then the degree of this news is definitely better than these two dishes.

"Don't mention it, this yellow croaker is fried really well, and it tastes really good." Second Master said with emotion.

"The key is that there are few bones. Crucian carp is also fragrant, but there are many bones. Unless you fry it whole like Tiezhu, then there is no need to worry." He Jianguo said with a smile.

"Dad, when are we going to go fishing again?"

Doudou, who was chewing a yellow croaker, asked.

"Then wait until Sunday. Sister Yingzi is resting on Sunday, so we can go fishing again." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Brother-in-law, I can help you." Han Zhenwen hurriedly recommended himself.

"Forget about you. What's the point of going with you." Chen Tiezhu shook his head.

Han Zhenwen was very depressed. His status was not improving at all. What was the point of helping his brother-in-law so much in vain?

"Yingzi, have you figured out what to do with your new job?" Chen Tiezhu asked suddenly.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Let's do some research first and talk about it after the New Year." Han Xiuying said with a bitter face.

"I have never worked in this field, and everything I see is complicated. I really don't know what to do. What do you think?"

"Oh..., why is this yellow croaker so delicious." Chen Tiezhu said pretentiously.

"Eat, eat, eat, just eat, tell me."

Han Xiuying said unhappily, but she also picked up a yellow croaker for him.

"Hey, Yingzi, I think your first fire should fall on this." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"What? Invite everyone to eat fish? You think about eating every day, and I thought you had some ghost ideas." Han Xiuying said unhappily.

Although this guy is a little out of tune, you have to admit that his brain is really good. Just now, I also placed high hopes on it, but who would have thought it would be this?

"Brother-in-law, what do you mean? I think you dare not fool my sister casually." Han Zhenwen also asked curiously.

"Second Master, Uncle Jianguo, I want to ask you two, how many times have you eaten sea fish?" Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Me? I ate it a few times when I was in the army, but I didn't eat it much later." Second Master said with a smile.

"Then I must have eaten it less than Second Master. I ate it once when I went to the county for a meeting in 1981. I don't know what it's called, althoughIt smells fishy, ​​but the fish meat is in chunks. "

"There are canned yellow croakers for sale, but who would be willing to buy them? When our village was a supply and marketing store, we bought a few boxes, but no one bought them later."

Han Xiuying frowned, as if she had grasped some information.

"That's right, don't underestimate eating. Uncle Jianguo, I'm asking you, if there are yellow croakers or other sea fish for sale now, would you buy some?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Of course you have to buy them, after all, they are a proper dish. We eat potatoes, radishes, cabbages, and pickles all day long, and we can't eat meat every day like your family." He Jianguo said.

"That's right. Let's say, if Yingzi gets thousands of kilograms of sea fish, each household is limited to one kilogram. Once we light this fire, isn't it a good fire?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Eh? Don't say it, this is true. "He Jianguo was stunned for a moment and said.

"Will this really work?" Han Xiuying asked hesitantly.

"Why not? The purpose of burning fire is to improve your prestige or influence." Chen Tiezhu said confidently.

"Whether you like it or not, you have already been given the halo of airborne. You can't kill people to establish your prestige, so you have to change your method and seek some benefits for the people."

"A pound of sea fish is not a lot, but as Uncle Jianguo said, it is at least a dish. If you work hard, you can get two pounds?"

"Don't expect to buy this thing at the big market in our town. We are too far away from the sea. Even some smart people are too lazy to deal with it."

"Well..., I'll think about it tomorrow." Han Xiuying nodded.

"Tsk tsk, my brother-in-law is really amazing. He can think of such a good idea just for eating fish. "Han Zhenwen sighed.

"In fact, we can't always focus on big things when doing work. Instead, these small things are closely related to us ordinary people." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Han Xiuying habitually wanted to fight back, but it must be said that this guy's words were still very profound.

My first fire can really be burned in this aspect.